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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
1
In New York on November 3 a well dressed bandit attacked Mrs. Lissauer of a jewelers firm, robbed her of a gold chatelaine bag, and struck her. A passing auto driver and a policeman pursuing with him cornered the suspect on a Third Avenue railway platform after an exciting chase triggered by the auto’s help.
Harry Roche, employed at Blackwell's Island, turned in a fire alarm after being attacked by a mob of small boys. Fire units and police responded, but Roche was arrested for making a false alarm, costing the city 46 dollars.
Corey and his wife did not attend Ada Corey's Downton wedding in Pennsylvania though his son Alan and his first wife attended. A $100000 check to the bride was sent by Corey. Mrs Corey explained the absence citing family reasons and noting the couple are aware and satisfied.
Eleven white children at Rose Hill near Texarkana are stricken with mild smallpox. Officials traced the outbreak to an older actress who visited a local store with the disease. Store owner Mr. Smith is ill, yellow flags indicate quarantine at infected houses, and 12 to 13 suspected cases are under observation.
Austin November 3 Governor Campbell suffers a serious stomach disorder and will change climate for a period to recuperate Physicians say if he leaves the state Lieutenant Governor Davidson would occupy the governorship The governor serves only while within Texas borders
Pine Bluff Arkansas reports a rapid caving of river banks threatening the business district. The Jefferson county courthouse area is evacuated as the river erodes the heart of town. Two brick cotton warehouses collapse into the river and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property are at risk. Trees are felled to no avail and a large plantation on the north bank is disappearing.
The U.S. Supreme Court on November 3 fixed December 7 for arguments in the Oscar Reid case. Reid, a former Black soldier, was dismissed without honor over alleged Brownsville involvement and sought pay for service time. His circuit court verdict against him was upheld on appeal.
The comptroller of the currency reports that by Oct 31 national bank notes in circulation totaled 665,844,192 dollars, up 55,863,726 dollars for the year but down 9,768,135 dollars for the month.
Early today in the Potomac river three miles below Washington the Norfolk and Washington steamer City of Washington collided with the Alexandria ferryboat Lackawanna. Samuel Belanken was killed in the accident.
Gainesville Tex November 3 Sheriff Ware arrested Walter Jones on a south bound Santa Fe train. The prisoner is accused of robbing J. W. Ray at Warren's Bend of nineteen ten dollar bills. When arrested he had 135 dollars.
B E Hutchinson, 36, of Midland Texas, on a health tour, was found dead by suicide at Comstock. Brakeman T B Patterson was killed in a railway accident in Columbia South Carolina on November 3.
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